British Guiana Gains Independence, Becomes Guyana, May 26, 1966
Date: May 26, 1966
Date: May 26, 1966
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation. Date: September 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day…
Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. Date: January 12, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Indira Gandhi Becomes Indiaβs First Female…
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966ThΓch TrΓ Quang Arrested During Buddhist Uprising,…
Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board. Date: November 24, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Topeka Kansas F5 Tornado Devastates City, 17 Killed, June 8, 1966Ambroise…
The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States. Date: November 2, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Air India Flight 101…
West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. Date: October 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966John Lennon Says Beatles More…